Protocotyle

Protocotyle is a genus of monogeneans in the family Hexabothriidae. The genus was created by Louis Euzet and Claude Maillard in 1974.

Protocotyle
Protocotyle euzetmaillardi Justine, 2011
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Diclybothriidea
Family:	Hexabothriidae
Genus:	Protocotyle Euzet & Maillard, 1974
Type species
Protocotyle taschenbergi (Maillard & Oliver, 1966) Euzet & Maillard, 1974
Species
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Sixgill sharks, such as Hexanchus nakamurai here, are hosts of species of Protocotyle

Protocotyle includes only three species, which are all parasitic on the gills of sharks of the genus Hexanchus, namely Hexanchus griseus and Hexanchus nakamurai. The species are:

• Protocotyle euzetmaillardi Justine, 2011 ^[1]
• Protocotyle grisea (Cerfontaine, 1899) Euzet & Maillard, 1974 ^[2][3]
• Protocotyle taschenbergi (Maillard & Oliver, 1966) Euzet & Maillard, 1974 ^[3][4]